Auditions for the Bachelor of
Music Degree in Performance (Organ)
To gain admission to the B.Mus. in Performance (Organ), a student
must pass an entrance audition before a faculty jury of three, to
be appointed by the chairperson. The audition will occur near the
end of the second semester of college and must demonstrate the student’s
ability to perform well challenging repertoire representing several
historical periods and styles. A student wishing to perform an entrance
audition must notify the chairperson in writing at least three weeks
prior to the audition. Only after passing the entrance audition
may the student declare as a major the B.Mus. in Performance (Organ).
A student who does not pass the entrance audition in the second
semester may have a second opportunity in the third semester. A
prospective candidate for the B.Mus. in Performance (Organ) may
declare a major in Music prior to the semesters stated above. The
student will be listed as a candidate for the B.A. Music until he
or she passes the audition or portfolio review.
Repertoire Requirements for the Audition
for the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Organ)
For entrance into the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Organ),
the student must either meet the entrance requirements for a piano
major or perform:
1) two chorale preludes in contrasting styles and textures from
the Orgelb³chlein of J. S. Bach or a prelude and fugue by J. S.
Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude or Nikolaus Bruhns, and
2) a second composition for organ composed either in the 19th or
20th century.
Representative Repertoire for Bachelor of Music
in Organ
The following list is representative and not exhaustive and is
provided merely to offer examples of repertoire from many different
stylistic periods.
Baroque
J. S. Bach. Preludes and Fugues, Fantasias, Leipzig Chorale
Preludes, Trio Sonatas, Concertos, Chorale Variations
Works by Dietrich Buxtehude, Nikolaus Bruhns, George B·hm, Samuel
Scheidt, G. F. Handel, J. G. Walther, Johann Pachelbel
Organ works by Francois & Louis Couperin, Louis Marchand, Louis
Clírambault, Pierre Dumage, Nicolas de Grigny
Classical
Fantasias by Mozart, Concertos and Pieces for Musical Clocks
by Haydn
Romantic
Works of Franck, Organ Symphonies of Widor & Vierne, works of Tournemire,
Max Reger, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Julius Reubke
20th and 21st Centuries
Works of Olivier Messiaen, Paul Hindemith, William Albright, William
Bolcom, Peter Eben, Arvo PÕrt, Marcel Dupre, Maurice Durufle, Jehan
Alain, Daniel Pinkham, Vincent Persichetti, Jean Llanglais
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